Protector for the eyes.



E. ALTMAN.

PROTECTOR FOR THE EYES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9. I9l7.

A 1,298,636. Patented Apr. 1,1919...

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E.ALTMAN.

PROTECTOR FOR THE EYES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9. l9l7.

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INVENTOH Patented Apr. 1, 1919..

i To all whom may concern UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMIIL ALTMAN, OF BMOKLYIT, YORK.

rno'rncron mm THE EYES.

Be it known that I, EMIL ALTMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, city and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Protectors for the Eyes, of which the followg as ing is a specification.

My invention relates'to protectors for the eyes and more particularly to that type thereof commonly knownas goggles and has for its object to provide a protector of the kind indicated which may be readily attached to any cap, hat or other head covering. My improvement further'contemplates constructing the device in such a manner that the protector, after being attached to the head covering, may be readily folded to an inoperative position when not in use and quickly moved-to an operative position when desired. My invention has for a further object to construct a protector in such a manner that it will cooperate with the vizor of a cap to exclude dust and the like from the eyes when said cap is in position on the'head.

; Other objects of my improvement will apshown several examples of my invention pear from; the description hereinafter and the features of novelty will be pointed out in the appended claims.

, In the accompanying drawings I have combined with a cap it being understood that this is only an example for the purposes of illustration and description and that my improved protector may be combined with substantially equal efiiciency with other types of head coverings or hats. In said drawings Figure 1 is a front view. of a cap,

partly broken away, with my protectorcombined therewith; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view of the front portion of a cap with my protector attached thereto and occupying an inoperative or folded position; Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail section taken on the line H of Fig. 3 but showing the protector in its operative 7 position; Fig. .5 is a similar view showing the protector in a folded or inoperative osition; Fig. 6 is a perspective view 0 the hinge; Fig.7 is a front elevation of the protector itself; Fig. 8 is a plan view thereof; Fig. 9 is a detail viewshowing another method of attaching my protector to the head covering; Fig. 10 is a detail section on the line 10-10 of Fig. 9; and Fig. 11 is Specification of Letters Patent.

an end view of another form of my improve ment.

As shown in the drawings my improve-.

'13 of a-hinge 14: in any suitable manner as for instance by means of a plate 15 having prongs 16 which pass through the protector 10 and are bent back upon the member 13 or as shown in Fig. 11 .the hinge member 13 may comprise two sections 13 and 13 between which the protector 10 is secured. In this latter case friction alone may be relied upon to hold the protector 10 in place between the sections 13 and 13 so that said protector is readily detachable thereupon; with this arrangement it is possible to easily and quickly substitute protectors of different colors. In any case the hinge member above referred to whether it comprises a single section 13 or two sections 13 and 13 is pivotally connected at 17 with a second hinge member 18; in the preferred construction, a coil spring 19 surrounds the pivot pin 17 and has its opposite ends in engage ment with said members 13 and 18. The

Patented Apr, 1, 1919.

Application filed May 9, 1917. Serial No. 167,438.

ders 20 in the illustrated example being an.

ranged to arrest said opening movement when the members 13 and 18 are at substantially right angles to each other. Any suitable means may be provided for maintaining the hinge members 13 and 18 in their closed or folded position against the tension of the spring 19; for instance the member 18 may be provided at its front edge with a resilient catch 21 adapted to engage the member 13 and hold it. With this construction the protector 10 is provided with an opening 22 for the accommodation'of said catch.

The hinge-member 18 isfurther provided a with means whereby the device may be erationreadily and quickly attached to the cap or other head covering by anyone without the necessity for any particular skill on the part of the person performing the attaching opmeans may vary and as shown in Fig. 7 may Simply comprise prongs 23 having pointed' ends and located at opposite ends or at other suitable points of. t e hinge member 18. When it is desired to attach the protector to a cap these prongs. 23 are simply forced through the vizor 24 at the proper points and then turned over. With this simple operation the combining of the device with-the cap is complete it being understood that the .device is always attached to the head covering so that in its operative position it will depend in fro'nt of the eyes and over the nose of the wearer.

As shown in Figs. 9 and 10 instead of using the prongs 23 the vizor 24% of the cap or the corresponding part of another head covering and the hinge member 1 8 may be provided with coiiperating fastening devices 23 and 23 for instance of the glove fastener type. In order to prevent rotation or other displacement of the protection it is preferable to provide two sets'of such devices 23 and 23 located at a distance from each other and so as to also position the protector in front of the eyes and over the nose of the wearer. To attach the protector to the cap or other head covering the devices 23 on the hinge member 18 are simply brought into coiiperative engagement with the devices 23 position it is simpl 9n the vizor 24. of the capor the correspondmgxpart of another head covering.

either case the rotector may be readily and quickly attac ed to and completely removed from the cap or other head covering. It is thus possible to sell the head covering and protector together or to sell the protector separately for attachment to any head covering desired.

en in an inoperative position the tw hingemembers 13 and 18 or their-equivalents' occupy a folded position with the protector 10 lying in close proximity to the lower surface of the vizor or its equivalent andprojecting toward the fi-ont as shown in Fig. 5. In this condition of the parts the resilient catch 21 engages the member 13 and thus securely maintains the protector in its inoperative position in which it doesnot interfere with the vision of the wearer or the manipulation of. the cap or other head co V p I 'To bring the protector to its operative downward pull cient to overcome the tension of the catch 21. As soon as-the member 13 from the catch 21 the spring 19 will swing the member 13 downwardlyand with it the protector 10 to the The character of such fastenmg '19 maintains it against dJSPl necessary to exert a position shown Fig. i 'in which said protector covers the eyes of the wearer as is to thewea-rers desires without necessitating the removal of both hands from the steering Wheel. The protector may thus be quickly brought to an operative position for instance to neutralize the glare of the headlightson an approaching machine and as quickly returned to an inoperative position when use of the protector is no longer desired. The protector may also be-worn continuously in an operative position without discomfort to the wearer. When the protector is in its operative position, the spring acement away from the eyes of the wearer from any cause such as wind pressure and the like; said spring 19 also permits the protector to yield and automatically adjust itself to faces of varying contour.

i In practice, when a cap is placed firmly upon the head of a wearer the tension exerted on the vizor tends to curve it transversely; this fact is taken advantage of 1n the present improvement and-the curved edges 12 of the. protector 10 are so shaped and proportioned that this transverse curving of the vizor brings it into engagement with said edges 12 when the protector is in its operative position, as shown in Fig. 1. access to the eyes of the wearer i'l'om the front is thus substantially cut off, so that the eyes in addition to being protected from the glare of sunlight or artificial light are also protected against'wind, dust and other forelgn matter.

My improvement is extremely simple in construction and efiicient in operation and may be sold as a separate article adapted for attachment by the purchaser to any type of head covering, or it maybe sold in combination with a cap or other form ofhead covering. In the. latter case, the protector "may be readily removed at the will of the owner of the cap, hat, or the like. When the device is constructed as shown in Fig.

i 11 or in anyother equivalent manner, it is further possible to readilysubstitute protectors .10 of difi'erent colors, as maybe desired.

shown and described may he madethe scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Various changes in the specific forms I claim: 1 A device of the character descrlbed comprising a carrier hinge, a transparent eye protector. carried by one member of said carrier hinge, prongs on the other member of said carrier hinge whereby said devlce is attached to a head covering, a sprmg exerting a tension tending to swing said hlnge members to an open position, means vizor arranged to be transversely flexed under the tension produced by the cap when worn, and an eye protector depending from said vizor and having curved edges out of contact with said vizor in its normal condition and arranged to be engaged by said vizor as it is transversely flexed.

3. A device of the character described comprising a first plate, a second plate pivotally connected therewith, a third plate spaced from and substantially parallel to said second plate, an eye protector extending between said second and third platesso as to be carried thereby, means whereby said second and third plates are positively fixed against separation, and prongs on sald first plate adapted to pass through a portion of a head covering, whereby said device is detachably connected with said head covering.

4. A device of the character described comprising a fastener member arranged to be connected with a head covering, a pair of spaced members Eivotally connected with said fastening mem er, an eye protector in serted between said pair of members so as 'to'be carried thereby and devices carried by one member and extending transversely therefrom into engagement with the other member whereby said members and eye protector are operatively combined.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set EMIL ALTMAN.

my hand. 

